Quick answer: 30 native plants for shade are native to Utah, 23 with a live listing as of 16 Sep 2026.
30 species
- Apache plume Fallugia paradoxa · 6 states
- Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi · 16 states
- Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · 25 states
- Bog laurel Kalmia polifolia · 5 states
- Canada wild rye Elymus canadensis · 18 states
- Chokecherry Prunus virginiana · 35 states
- Creeping Oregon grape Mahonia repens · 11 states
- Creosote bush Larrea tridentata · 5 states
- Cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata · 21 states
- Downy serviceberry Amelanchier arborea · 34 states
- Gambel oak Quercus gambelii · 6 states
- Golden currant Ribes aureum · 3 states
- Gray alder Alnus incana · 12 states
- Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium · 23 states
- Old man's whiskers Geum triflorum · 8 states
- Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides · 24 states
- Red-osier dogwood Cornus sericea · 22 states
- Richardson's geranium Geranium richardsonii · 2 states
- Rocky Mountain bee plant Peritoma serrulata · 22 states
- Rocky Mountain penstemon Penstemon strictus · 4 states
- Scarlet gilia Ipomopsis aggregata · 9 states
- Shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda · 15 states
- Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · 25 states
- Silvery lupine Lupinus argenteus · 2 states
- Smooth sumac Rhus glabra · 34 states
- Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata · 25 states
- Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis · 3 states
- Wax currant Ribes cereum · 2 states
- Winecup Callirhoe involucrata · 7 states
- Wyoming Indian paintbrush Castilleja linariifolia · 4 states